Disclosure of Information
Yellow Brick Road Dog Rescue (YBRDR) will not disclose any nonpublic personal information, except as permitted by law (to comply with federal or state laws/regulations, and government or court orders). YBRDR will not trade, share, or sell a donor’s personal information with anyone else, or send donor mailings on behalf of other unaffiliated organizations unless the donor has given YBRDR specific permission to do so.
Collection, Retention, and Use of Information
YBRDR collects nonpublic personal information about you from the forms we receive from you. YBRDR will only collect information that we believe is reasonably useful in administering our business and to provide products, services, and other opportunities to adopters/donors.
Maintenance of Accurate Information
YBRDR will correct known inaccurate information promptly.
Cookie Use
Our website may use cookies to enhance experiences while people are visiting the website. Cookies are pieces of information that some websites transfer to the user’s computer collecting data used for record-keeping purposes at many websites. The use of cookies also makes web surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving passwords, personal preferences regarding the use of the particular website and to make sure people do not see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard. Most browsers are probably set to accept cookies. However, if people would prefer not to receive cookies, the configuration of your browser can be altered to refuse cookies. If people choose to have the browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of YBRDR’s website may not function properly when it is viewed.
Internet Information
YBRDR recognizes the trust you have placed in us and the responsibility we have regarding your privacy. It is YBRDR’s responsibility to keep your sensitive personal information confidential. With the surge in Internet use, it has become even more crucial that steps are taken to assure you that your private information remains private.
Website Privacy
When any person visits the public areas of the website, certain basic information is collected, such as how many people visited the site and what pages were visited. Also included in the YBRDR website is the capability for you to correspond with YBRDR volunteers. This correspondence via e-mail and forms may be for the purpose of asking general questions, adoption, fostering, or volunteering. These activities may include sharing some personal information about yourself with YBRDR. E-mail addresses from those who correspond with YBRDR are collected along with any other information you provide, for example, adoption or foster applications. Personal information will be collected from you if, and only if, you voluntarily provide that information.
Website Security
YBRDR uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology to protect and encrypt online donation and order information while it is being transferred on the internet. SSL is a proven coding system allowing browsers to automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before it is sent. This is the industry standard. YBRDR also protects account information by placing it on a secure portion of the site accessible only to certain qualified employees of the organization.
Third-Party Websites
YBRDR utilizes a third-party service, Paypal, for secure processing of donations and fundraising. Paypal has a separate privacy policy that can be found by visiting their site: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full. In an attempt to provide people with increased value, there may be third-party links on YBRDR’s site. Please note that links or clicks to third-party sites will take people to another website for which YBRDR has no responsibility and the privacy statements on all such sites are different from the privacy statements for YBRDR.
Opt-Out, Remove, or Modify Your Information
To modify an email address, phone number or mailed communication preference or to completely opt-out of receiving YBRDR email or mailings, contact YBRDR via email. There is always an ‘Unsubscribe’ link in all email newsletters to allow people to unsubscribe at any time. Unsubscribing to one communication will result in removal from all contact. To modify contact information, please email yellowbrickroadrescue@gmail.com. Contact YBRDR Any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or any dealings with this site, please contact email yellowbrickroadrescue@gmail.com.
Changes to Our Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. Policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of the change. This policy was created on June 1, 2024.
